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PHP convert_uudecode() Function
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Description
The convert_uudecode() function decodes a uuencoded string.
This function basically decodes a string encoded using convert_uuencode() function.
The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.
| Return Value: | Returns the decoded data as a string or false on failure. |
|---|---|
| Version: | PHP 5+ |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the convert_uudecode() function is given with:
convert_uudecode(string);
The following example shows the convert_uudecode() function in action.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Encoded string
$str = ",2&5L;&\@5V]R;&0A `";
// Decoding the string
echo convert_uudecode($str);
?>Parameters
The convert_uudecode() function accepts the following parameter.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the uuencoded string to decode. |
More Examples
Here're some more examples showing how convert_uudecode() function actually works:
In the following example a string will be first uuencoded then decoded.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "Alice in Wonderland";
// Uuencoding the string
$encoded_str = convert_uuencode($str);
echo $encoded_str . "<br>";
// Decoding the string
$decoded_str = convert_uudecode($encoded_str);
echo $decoded_str;
?>Advertisements
